Quick Takes on Events and News – March 2018

Three Cheers for Leslin… Instructional design librarian Leslin Charles last month received an award from Rutgers–New Brunswick’s Undergraduate Academic Affairs for generosity and commitment to the education of Rutgers students. As all of us at the Libraries who have worked… Continue Reading

Ex Libris Implementation Project Update – March 2018

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Migration Milestones in February The implementation project continued to move forward at a brisk pace. The Libraries’ Implementation Team finished the Alma configuration form and the Primo Central Index activation form. Ex Libris completed the Alma test data load and… Continue Reading

New Brunswick Faculty Author and Creator Event

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New Brunswick Libraries is inviting faculty from Rutgers University-New Brunswick to join their New Brunswick Faculty Author and Creator Event. This year’s event will be an immersive experience, showcasing the full range of RU-NB intellectual output. We will create neighborhoods of content, featuring… Continue Reading

News from the Communications Department

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Lots of new marketing materials available on the communications department website this month. Let us know if you have any other ideas for things that would be useful: Event & Exhibit Flyer Templates These flyer templates are available to local… Continue Reading

The URA-AFT Performance Appraisals Are Due April 30

URA-AFT Performance Appraisal Process is upcoming with the appraisal period running from 5/1/2017 – 4/30/2018. Appraisals must be completed by 4/30/2018. Supervisors can take advantage of University HR training being held on March 20, 2018. Understanding the Performance Appraisal Process… Continue Reading

Library of Science and Medicine Update

New Brunswick (NB) and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) are collaborating to upgrade spaces and publicize library services to our users, in particular those from RBHS schools (Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), School of Public Health, Ernest Mario… Continue Reading

Thank you! Here is the Giving Tuesday 2017 Report

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Last November, the Libraries participated in Giving Tuesday at Rutgers University. This is an annual event that follows the consumer traditions of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, to encourage individuals to support their favorite non-profits and charities.… Continue Reading

News from the Communications Department

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The Communications Department shared our new website at the State of the Libraries poster session. We have been actively updating the site with more resources and materials that may be of use to you. Our most recent additions are: Marketing… Continue Reading

Thinking about Frameworks

It seems that in every aspect of the work of academic libraries, there is an increased interest in frameworks. For example, in response to the ”rapidly changing higher education environment,” the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education transitioned… Continue Reading

Quick Takes on Events and News – February 2018

Dee Magnoni, Maxine Lurie, Caryn Radick, Mary Chute, and Grace Agnew at the NJDNP launch celebration.

Celebrating the Douglass Century Congratulations are in order for our colleagues Kayo Denda and Fernanda Perrone, who, along with Mary Hawkesworth of the departments of Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies, have penned a history of Douglass Residential College… Continue Reading